Packet 5: Tossup 3

Worship complexes in this tradition used the architectural principle “front lecture hall, rear shrine.” This tradition’s primary temple is part of a school campus founded in 1398. Martina Deuchler studied how “horizontal kinship” became “vertical” as this tradition replaced previous religious beliefs. A reform movement in this tradition, whose lay scholars introduced Catholicism before the arrival of missionaries, had a name meaning “practical learning.” That movement imported texts reconciling (-5[1])this tradition with Christianity, including (10[1])The True Meaning of (10[1])the Lord of Heaven (10[1])by (-5[1])Matteo (10[1])Ricci. (10[6]-5[1])This tradition used (10[1])seowon (10[1])(“SUH-won”) shrine-schools and had suppressed traditions re-added to it by the syncretic Donghak (“DONG-hock”) movement. (10[1])For 10 points, (10[1])what tradition did the Joseon dynasty elevate (10[1])over shamanism (10[1]-5[1])and Buddhism by promoting the writings of Zhū (-5[1]) ■END■ (10[5])

ANSWER: Korean Confucianism [accept Korean Ruism or Korean Neo-Confucianism or Yugyo or Seongnihak; accept any answer that indicates a religious or philosophical system inspired by Confucius; prompt on Silhak or Donghak until read]
<Vanderbilt, Religion> | E. Prelims 5 - Indiana + Vanderbilt + MIT
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